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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-02-17
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WAsHINGToN, Feb. 1S.-The cores
pondence between the president and
Secretary Manning in regard to the
latter's withdrawal from the cabinet is
made public. Mr.. Manning writes in
a very friendly spirit and says his duty
to his family compels him to withdraw
from the secretaryship. The change
of administration renders it necessary
for the execution of wise fiscal policy.
This, Mr.. Manning says, with the bur-
den of detail in the Office requirements
is a task beyond his present strength.
President Cleveland, in reply, ex-
presses deep regret over the secretary's
resignation, though he cannot ques-
ton his reasons therefore. He COM
pliments Mr.. Manning upon his sue
cess in executing the duties of his of
fee and asks him to retain it until April
1st, taking care to relieve himself as
far as possible from the technical
duties of the Office.
The president will nominate sue
cessor to Secretary Manning before the
adjournment of congress, but the ap-
pointment will not take effect before
April lSt.
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New Yo-K Labor troubles.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE Harlem
railroad and New York s. Pennsyl-
vania companies have given orders
that none of the new hands shall be
turned away if they are competent to
do the work and the chances of the old
hands getting back are slim. AT some
of the river piers the strikers have
gone back in body, while at many
others the old hands are being taken
back quietly and individually. AT
many of the piers the order has been
ganiZe the union. Many regular long
shOremen have found employment, but
it is on the representation that they are
not connected with the union. The
men go where they are not known to
get work, and this accounts for the
rapid disappearance of the Italians
and other foreigners from the river
front during the past few days. The
attempt to cause trouble among the
firemen and coal handlers on some of
| the coastwise lines yesterday and Sat
paSsers and firemen on the Ward line
struck just as the Saratoga" threw
off her lines. The men, however, had
signed articles and were therefore liza
BILE to be proceeded against for mutiny
and this measure being threatened
they returned to work in preference tC
being placed in irons and the vessel
proceeded to sea three hours late. The
firemen on the Clyde line steamer Vie.
merZe also left the vessel as the whis
tie was blowing for the boat to leave
the docks, but men from two Other
boats were promptly put on board anC
the delay was not more than an hour!
duration. On the Mallory dock foul
liremen quit work on the Carondolete
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Boy eoIainE Pool Resr

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Retail liquor
dealers have completed arrangements
for grand demonstration tonight to
protest against the so-called brewers
pool, who conspired for the puT-
pose of making slaves of retail
ers and also to protest
against the proposed high license
and other bills before the legislature
detrimental TO our trade" p. j. FitZ-
gerald of Troy, president OF
the state association, Will pre-
side. and speeches are promised by
J. NJ. Anterior of Kentucky, president
of the Nationel association, the mayor
of Baltimore, G.. NJ. Knight of Boston
and several others. Resolutions will
be offered, proposing a boycott against
l all members of the brewers pool and
| their products. Great intensity OF
feeling against members of the pool il
manifested in the impatience witt
which dealers await the signal to pro
coed with the boycott. YESTERDAY
Barney Kearnes, president of the as
ISOLATION, led the van by throwing GU
Ehret's beer from his salool
and substituting Everard's, at tn,
| same time conspicuously displaying
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-02-17

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-The quarters
of the Citizens Bicycle club were filled
last night with knights of the wheel,
who crowded around slim, wiry-
looking young man and listened with
establishment to his remarks. He was
Thomas W. Stevens, who, on that two
wheeled vehicle of uncertainty, has
been around the world. He made
the hair of his enthusiastic hear
ers almost stand on end, and their
blood fairly tingled with excitement
as he told them of his narrow escapes.
He was stoned in China, arrested as a
spy in Afghanistan, way laid and shot
at and chased by blood hounds at va
rious other places. Thrice in his jour-
ney, lasting two years and nine
months, he was reported killed, and as
many other times his friends gave him
up for lost. He has travelled on a BIZ
cycle Is, 900 miles and 1900 miles by
other conveyances when he arrived
at San Francisco January 1st.
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Protest from the G. a. II.

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 1.-THE follow
ing circular was issued to-day from the
national headquarters of the &. a. R.,
signed by Commander-in-Chief Fair
field: I'm view of the recent veto of
the dependent pension, and of the very
great Importance of that measure to
many of our disabled comrades who
need and are justly entitled to help, it
is recommended that posts and COM
rades everywhere, by resolutions and
letters, Immediately inform members OF
congress who are entitled to and will
gladly receive these expressions of opin.
ion of their approval or disapproval OF
the principles involved in the vetoed
bill. Comrades are requested to move
at once without waiting for the reprint
ed circular.
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Prosecuting q. Butler

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-The case of
J. H. Lester against Gen. Benz. F.
Butler was continued to-day in the
United States circuit court before
Jude Coke. Testers cross-examina-
ton by Gen. Butler was preceded by
rattle, which Testers counsel stated
that he had made in
prison. Lester said that he
made it two years ago and the one
which his wife recognized while he was
in Jail and was means by which she
knew that he was alive was SINH
lar to this. A letter from Lester to
his wife on military matters was placed
in evidence. 1t was dated April Is, 1861.
Another letter was produced, which
was taken from his wife's trunk and in
| it the writer asked for circulars and
advised him to go in hot for secession.
The answer was to be sent to Miss
| Dupree, Raleigh, North Carolina.
| A circular from the Union Manu-
| featuring company with which Lester
was connected was read. It was the
advertisement of a machine to be
used in making arms. 1t solicited or
ders from southern troops and said tbs
company was ready TO sup
ply any number of arms
/ After General Butler had read thu
circular Lester asked to make an ex
! PLANTATION. He said he was superin
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PAID Assasslns In the Tolls.

LOUISVILLE, Feb. 15-Rowan coun-
ty, Kentucky, celebrated for its law
lessness, has another sensation. The
grand jury has returned true bills
against Henry S. Logan, Morgan Nc
Clury and Lou Raymond, charging
them with the crime of confederating
and banding themselves together for
the purpose of killing Judge a. E.
Cole, Col. Z. /. Young, and his son
lille \. Young, now county attorney
of Rowan. The scheme to murder
those men was detected just in time
to save their lives, and in this way a
suspicious character was seen lurking
around the town and about the depot,
whom the sheriff arrested and placed
under guard. He gave as his name
Jas. 4. Harris alias Pendulum.
He afterwards confessed to his
uncle that he had been
hired to assist in killing the above
parties, having promised to secure
four other parties to aid him. The
men we're to receive 800 each for their
murderous work The wouid-be assas-
sins were to have met last night at
Henry Logan's and complete arrange
ments. The plan agreed upon was to
shoot their victims from the
brush OF through the windows of the
hotel. If both these plans failed they
were to fire the hotel and shoot them
as they ran out.
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HIS LAST SLIDE.
A Prominent Vermontsr Pierced by q
Splintered Beard
While Riding q TObOggan Near
Rutland
And Lady Seriously Injured by the
Same .PrOjsctile.
An Arkansas hynching Party in the
Laws Clutches.
Paid AssasSlHs Arrested Before Their
Work Is Completed.



RUTLAND, VT, Feb. 16.-The first
serious accident from tobogganing in
Vermont happened at Slide Titcomb
and Merrill Monday night, by which
James c. Barrett, leading member of
the Rutland bar. lost his life and a
lady named Mrs. Charles r. Harris re-
ceived serious, and probably fatal in
juTieS. a board which formed a part
of the side of the chute near the bot
tom became splintered and displaced,
SO it projected into the slide, pointing
upward. The toboggan bearing Mr..
Barrett, Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Barrett,
in the order named, dashed down the
chute. Mrs. Barrett passed the deadly
projection without touching it,
but it struck Mrs. Harris on the
outside thigh and cut long deep cash.
Then it struck Barrett on the under
and inner side of the thigh extended
up through it and his abdomen and
coming out at his back and the force
of the collision was frightful and he
was knocked off the toboggan, but the
ladies went on to the foot of the slide.
Barrett was completely transfixed by
the board, but he did not for moment
lose consciousness, and bore the ex-
crueiating pain with remarkable forti-
tude. Medical aid was hastily sum-
moned and doctors etheriZed him and
sawed of the board and removed it
and then conveyed him to his home.
He died at o'clock last evening. Mrs.
Harris is in critical condition.
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MANNING RESIGNS.

Secretary Manning called at the
White House this afternoon and placed
his resignation in the hands of the
president to take effect on the appoint
ment and qualification of his successor.
This action is taken i'll order to allow
Mr.. Manning to accept the presidency
of the Western National bank of New
York. His letter of resignation will not
be made public for some days. 1t is
stated at the White House that no i'm
mediate appointment will be made,
and that Mr.. Manning will continue to
act as secretary for several weeks. 1t
is known that the president parts with
Mr.. Manning with sincere regret, and
that he reluctantly consents to his
withdrawal from the cabinet. Secre-
tary Manning left Washington this
afternoon for Albany, via New York.
He expects to return TO Washington
Friday OF Saturday.
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and use Of ''shan" ana ''wIll' In the futare
8. Decline throughout the personal pro
noun Val 10 per cent?
9. Write an essay Of not less than two
with Kansas history: Observe carefully the
rllles 1as pare9raPht1g. capital letters and
1 A greater number fell below the stan
dard IN history thanh any other study.
This is probably due % the fact that
two-fifths Of the questions in that study
require general knowledge of the
1 topics Of the times, which is to be
gained more by reading the newspapers
and associations outside the school
room than by any application TO the
text book.
1t is evident to all that the standard
| OF teachers is being raised-nOt only in
this state but in many others. At an
examination held in California not long
since, only one ont Of twenty seven re-
ceived certificate.
Our teachers viii need to bestir them
selves to keep pace with this advance
ment. To help meet this our state has
provided for associations and Institutes
for our teachers and from the result of
our last examination see necessity
for urging all who expect to teach here
next year TO attend our institute this
coming summer.
In view Of the fact that the months
OF July and August are 80 warm that
the teachers have found it impossible to
work to the best advantage, have ar
ranged to hold the institute earlier this
year, beginning on the 18th of June and
closing the 9th of July. This will also
give the teachers an opportunity of
securing shoots early, and to those who
want to find employment during vaca-
ton the advantage of having two
months vacation at one time.
The institute will be conducted by
Prof. j. N. Wilkinson, of the State
Normal, assisted by Prof. w. NJ. John
son, principal of the High school, and
Miss Annie Carl, one of our former in
structors, all OF whom are well known
to our teachers and need no recon-
mend to insure that this will
be one of the best institutes ever held
here. And hope that all our teachers
will begin to make arrangements now
to attend.
The law provides that each teacher
may hold two third grade certificates.
Quite number of teachers have held
both and will be obliged to raise their
standing so as to secure a second grade
next time. Especially to such appli-
cants the institute will be invaluable.
would request the school boards, as
far as possible to arrange for spring
terms to close by the 18th of June, and
l hope that in your selection of teachers
next year you will, as number of our
school boards have advantageously
done, secure teacher who attends our
institute and teachers meetings, who
teaches from choice, and endeavors to
make teaching a profession. Respect
fully, A. +. DIXON, Co. Supt.
Teachers meeting next Saturday, 2
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WorkIng for sympsthy.

CHICAGO, Feb. ia special to the
News from Sioux City, says the city
was greatly excited last night over an
alarming number of incendiary fires.
The first one was livery stable owned
by a saloonist whose place was recent
lv closed. Another saloon keeper also
under the laws ban, was the proprie-
tor of barn in which the second fire
started. At late hour flames were
discovered in a business block. One
set of people claim that the fires are
the work of prohibitionists and Others
say the liquor men have taken these
methods to excite sympathy. None of
the losses are serious.
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READING NEWS.

FEB. 15.-The .Arvonia people are
very busy working on the bond vote
that comes off to-day. The farmers,
as general thing, oppose the bonds,
as they figure the interest alone on the
bonds from now until due to be $751;
900, or 81 100 as a mortgage on each
section of land in Arvonia township.
The citizens of Reading and vicinity
have organized the Emigrant Land
association, which must prove of great
benefit to people coming to these parts
in search of cheap farming
lands. Reading being the geo.
graphical centre of the United
States and also the center of the rich
farm lands of Kansas, needs to be
known a little more to the world to be
appreciated and utilized to advantage.
David c. Jones, who broke his leg
last December, is out again attending
to business.
Next week, Tuesday night, February
%, the Grand Army will give a concert
and readings at the NJ. E. church.
People did begin to pillow some, but
the cold weather stopped it.
Mr.. Davis is digging a cellar for a
new house.
Work on the new land Office will
commence in few days.
Wednesday evening Nevins & Brown
give illustrated lectures with etheO-
oxygen gas lights at the NJ. f. church.
A strip two miles wide in Usage
county, or the people living on it, de-
sire to be set over onto Reading and
Lyon county and the people all say
''amen."
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a LxnehinE Party Arrested :.

Fl. SMITH, Ark, Feb. 16.-JOhn
Hoge, Hugh Butler, John Miller, John
Means, Cal. Turner, Bud Mckenzie
and Lewis Brewer were brought in
from the Chickasaw country yesterday
charged with hanging two men named
Williams and Morgan and boy named
Moon OH the 10Th of June, 1885, near
Healdton. The two men were in Gus
tody on a charge of horse stealing and
the boy happened along when the
lynching party hung him also to keep
him from becoming witness. All
are men of prominence, Hugh Butler
and Cal. Turner being citizens OF
Green county, Texas. They gave
bonds in the sum of $35 900, and there
fore will likely receive attention by the
grand jury.
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GALVESTON, Tex, Feb. 1.-THE
wholesale dry goods and boot and shoe
house of Block, Oppenheimer s. Co.
filed for record this morning trans
fer of their entire stock, and also their
business premises, in payment of obli-
cations due to local creditors. These
local debts aggregate 1925, 1856, chiefly
owing to banks and local capitalists
who endorsed for the firm. Stock was
invoiced and turned over at 40 cents on
the dollar, aggregating 500. $40. The
building and fixtures were trans
ferred at their net valuation of 800
600, less a mortgage. The total
liabilities of the firm will reach
$3.50 600, nearly all of which,
except that which is secured
as above is owing in New York. Over
$50, 900 is owing to II. b. Claflin & Co.
The members of the firm are Louis
Block, Leopold Oppenheimer, Elsie
Michael. Jacob Saunenthiel and Syl-
Wan Lyon. Lyon is now in New
York, where he has been since
the first of January. 1t is stated that
nearly all the eastern creditors are UNI
secured and also that many book ac-
counts and notes due the firm at the
time of their transfer are of doubtful
value. The firm has been doing poor
business for the past three years.
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No Rash areasuros,

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-In an inter
view with a reporter from the Mail and
Express Sir g. West, British minister
at Washington, said: 1 do not antici-
pate any trouble whatever about the
fishery question Negotiations are
going forward in London between
Minister Phelps and the British gov
eminent, and think the question will
be finally settled before congress adj
journs. even if the retaliatory and
non-intercourse bill goes through and
becomes a law. / don't think the re-
lations between this country and Can
ada Will be strained. The president
will have the power to put the law in
force or not as he sees proper and will
prevent any harsh and rash measures
from being taken until all other meth
DDS are exhausted.
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AYIninna Eight.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 12.-One of the
most holly contested skin-glove con-
tests that has ever taken place in this
vicinity occurred early yesterday morn
ing in a vacant barn about five miles
south of this city. The contestants,
George hardwood, of New York,
known as the Hammer" and Frank
Stirk, of Philadelphia, both of whom
weighed. when stripped in the neigh
borhoOd of $50 pounds. The battle
which was for $500 side and the gate
money, was witnessed by only about
twenty people besides the referee and
seconds, and they paid $40 each for the
privilege. Stirk was badly punished
while his opponent got off with hardly
a scratch. After the battle a purse Of
800 was raised among the spectators
among whom were several of the best
known men on the board of trade, anG
presented to the loser.
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GRANTS PRIVATE LETrEk.
WriSten In RssPOnso to One Telling III
It Was IN His Power to ba President

written in RssPOoso to One Telling RIn
q Was IN His Power to bs President.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 16.-The
following letter, written by General
Grant in 1854, is in possession of one
of the family of Representative w. H.
Collins of Quincy, and has never been
published. 1t was written to 1. N.
Morris, for several terms member of
congress from the Quincy district, in
reply to one from him in which he told
General Grant ''he had it in his power
to be president. Though private let
ter, subsequent events have removed
the bar to it's publication. The senti-
ments it contains, and especially
Grants attitude toward the movement
which eliminated in the political
movement to nominate General Nc
Clellan, makes it of considerable in
terest:
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 20, 1854
Hon. /. N. Morris-Dear Sir: Your
letter of the 18th OF December l did
not see until two days ago. l receive
many such but do not answer. Yours
however, is written in such a kindly
| spirit, and as you ask for an answer
1 IL
| low me to say, however, that am not
q politician, never was and hope never
to be and could not write a politica
letter. Ny only desire is to serve the
country in its present. troubles. To d.
this efficientlyit is necessary to have thu
confidence of the army and the people
know no way to better secure thi
end than by faithful performance o
nv duties. So long as / hold m,
! 10 hal hox
a right to criticise the policy or order
! of those above me, or to give utter
ances to views of my own except to tn
authorities at Washington, throug
the general-in-chief OF the army /
this respect know have proven my
self good soldier" In your lette
I you say have it in my power to be til
next president; this is the last thing i
the world desire; would regard sue
4 fortunate for myself, il not for tn
. country. Through providence hav
attained to more than l ever hopeC
, and with the position now hold
y the regular army, if allowed
Q retain it,. / will be MOI
:, than satisfied. / certainly shall nevE
Z shape a sentiment or an expression
e thought with view to being a cand
~ date for office. l scarcely know an il
I. ducemeut that could be held out to n
to accept an Office, and unhesitatingl
e say / infinitely prefer my present pos
s ton to that of any civil office with
n the gift of the people. This is pI
:, vate letter to you, not intended fl
n others to see or read, because wal
to avoid being heard from by the pu
% lie except through acts in the perforI
sr ance of my legitimate duties. I ha'
the honor to be, very respectful
lg your obedient servant, e, 8. GRANT.